TX Professor Reprimanded for Refusing to Watch Vulgar Gay Play at Lamar University in Beaumont

TX Professor Reprimanded
for Refusing to Watch Vulgar Gay Play
at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX

Wow, this happened right here in southeast Texas.

A theater arts department professor, Linda Ozmun, at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX had no problem doing her job. She was teaching kids about theater arts. That was her job, and she was doing it just fine. The school wanted more than that though. According to a lawsuit that the terminated professor filed, the school chairwoman Judith Sebesta, and eventually the Dean, told her that she had to attend a “vulgar gay pride play,” by Tim Miller, or else she would be terminated. The professor is a Christian who did not want to go to a “vulgar gay pride play.” It was not part of her job, and she would not be working at the gay play. The school just wanted her to personally go see the play. This gay play had been planned once before at the college but it was cancelled after the community complained that it would be too offensive and vulgar. The play was brought back though and the professor requested a reasonable accommodation to be excused from attending this offensive production. The dean of her college refused this simple accommodation and threatened plaintiff with disciplinary action if she failed to attend the performance. Because of her religious beliefs, plaintiff failed to attend the performance and as a result, she was disciplined for her religious beliefs. Lamar University has discriminated against this professor on the basis of her religious beliefs in violation of the Texas anti-discrimination laws.

As Americans, we should tolerate other lifestyles. If someone wants to be gay then that is up to them, and we cannot force them not to be gay. On the other hand, Americans should never be forced to accept an alternate lifestyle as normal or be forced to go to a gay play in violation of that person’s Christian beliefs. That is the homosexual agenda though. They claim they just want to be tolerated but in reality, they will not be happy until they have forced Americans to accept their lifestyle as normal and right. They will not be happy until they force Christian organizations to provide health coverage that includes sex changes. They will not be happy until they have indoctrinated out children that they are bad if they do not agree with homosexuality, like this Fort Worth, TX kids who got suspended for simply BELIEVING that homosexuality is wrong. They will not be happy until they have forced states to recognize their relationships as a marriage even though the people have voted that marriage is only between a man and a woman.

from Courthouse News Service:
Gay Dances Were Too Much, Professor Says

By CAMERON LANGFORD

BEAUMONT, Texas (CN) – A former tenure-track theater and dance professor claims in court that Lamar University administrators unfairly reprimanded her for refusing, for religious reasons, not to attend a gay
performance artist’s show on campus.

Linda Ozmun sued Lamar University and its Theater and Dance Department Chairwoman Judith Sebesta, in Jefferson County Court.

“In the fall of 2010, the Department of Theatre and Dance wanted to bring to campus an ‘artist’ named Tim Miller,” Ozmun says in her complaint. “Mr. Miller is an openly homosexual man who advocates for normalizing sexuality and for homosexual marriage.

“His one-man show is about his homosexual lifestyle using obscene language and sexual gestures. As a result of complaints from the community, his visit along with his performance was canceled.
“In response to the cancellation, several theatre students organized a show called ‘Coming Out Collective.’ It was billed as a celebration of homosexuality.

“Because of her religious beliefs, plaintiff did not attend the show. After the show in December 2010, defendant Judith Sebesta, chair of the department questioned plaintiff as to why she failed to attend the event.

“Plaintiff explained to Mrs. Sebesta that her religious beliefs prevented her from attending the event.”
Ozmun, who was in her fourth year teaching at the university, says that in her annual review, Sebesta “included plaintiff’s failure to attend the event as part of her evaluation, and gave her a grade of ‘unacceptable.'”

Ozmun claims she then “followed university policies and filed a grievance, which was returned and noted ‘unheard.'”

When the university decided to bring Tim Miller back to perform his show, Ozmun says, the college dean “threatened plaintiff with disciplinary action if she failed to attend the performance.”

“In the fall of 2011 semester, the University did bring Tim Miller … to Lamar,” the complaint states. “The purpose was two-fold: Perform his show ‘Glory Box,’ and conduct a workshop and student performance with students of Lamar ‘to help them find their voice.’ Plaintiff contacted defendant and requested a reasonable accommodation to be excused from attending this offensive production. The dean of her college refused this simple accommodation and threatened plaintiff with disciplinary action if she failed to attend the performance.

“Because of her religious beliefs, plaintiff failed to attend the performance and as a result she was disciplined for her religious beliefs.

“Defendants have discriminated against plaintiff on the basis of her religious beliefs in violation of the Texas anti-discrimination laws.”

Ozmun says the university also retaliated against her for filing a discrimination claim against it. Ozmun no longer teaches at Lamar University.

She seeks, lost wages, actual damages, punitive damages and “reinstatement of her position with any adverse evaluations expunged from her record.”

Ozmun is represented by Barry Bennett with Eddins & Bennett and Michael McGown with Benckenstein, Norvell & Nathan, both of Beaumont.

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It is commonly spoken and believed in non-conservative circles, that if we are not jumping for joy at the reversal of “Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell,” we must therefore be “homophobes!” And if it is because of Biblical beliefs that we shun the homosexual lifestyle, then our “religion” is homophobic and outdated. What many Christians do that fuels the Left’s case is that we fail to separate the “Sin” from the “Sinner!” The Bible does, in fact, say homosexuality is “an abomination.” But it also says we, as believers, are commanded to LOVE every person equally, as God loves them! He hates homosexuality, but LOVES the people! WE need to learn this!

NEWSFLASH: There are options, but because the LEFT insists on this dichotomy, this false dilemma has become an election issue! It is fueled, at the insistence of the LEFT, by inaccuracies, guilt, and the idea that “POLICY” makes CORRECT (political correctness.) SEPARATION is a FEAR tactic, a manipulation skill. The idea is to polarize the options, and then vilify the opposition.

• The Left is NOT about ideology, which is why it includes a wide variety of philosophies.
• The Left is not about the US Constitution, which is why they work very hard to find ways around it.
• The Left is not what works, or they would see that throughout history, the progressive policies and practices they have implemented recently (over the last several decades) have been tried many times elsewhere and failed every time – EVERY TIME!
• The Left is not about the poor and down-trodden, or they would implement policies and practices to strengthen them in times of struggle, to assist them in their restoration to productivity!

The Left is all about POLICY MAKING! Their agenda is never Mainstream America, but “normalizing the fringe,” wherever it is. They don’t care that the majority of Americans are PRO-LIFE, with the possible exceptions or rape, incest, and medical emergency. They don’t care that the majority of Americans are opposed to the idea of gay “marriage” because God created marriage and defined it as the union of 1 man and 1 women for the purpose of regeneration. They don’t care that most Americans want the Federal government to balance the budget and cap sending to reduce our obscene debt. They don’t care that the majority of Americans have a fairly clear idea of at the least the ideology (not religion) of our most serious enemy to the American lifestyle – ISLAM!

For the record: God hates homosexuality,
but he LOVES each man and woman right where they are!

ADDITIONAL READING: Homophobic Capital?

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Instant Justice for Sociopaths — Semper Justitia

via Patriot Post
By Mark Alexander · Thursday, May 10, 2012

Sometimes the good guys win

“Among the natural rights [of the people] are these: first, a right to life; secondly, to liberty; thirdly to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can.” –Samuel Adams (1772)

“White Man Kills Two Unarmed Black Men”

Fortunately, that’s not a real headline, but it is the type of hype that emblazons the top of the fold and 24-hour cable news spin “Special Reports.”

However, after investigating a case in Onslow County (Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune), North Carolina, the district attorney made sure that justifiable self-defense did not become fodder for a media feeding frenzy sponsored by race hustlers Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. He did so by never mentioning the race of the victim who shot two black men. In fact, none of the Jacksonville investigators or media outlets have mentioned the race of the shooter. (How the DA achieved that media color-blind cooperation should be a case-study for every city in the nation.)

Heck, if anyone suggested this case might be spun on race, even Barack Hussein Obama might make a campaign stop in North Carolina to issue this proclamation about the two men killed: “If I had sons, they would look like Maurice Skinner and Diego Everette.” (Recall that our Agitator-in-Chief brought the Zimmerman/Martin case in Florida to a national boiling point by announcing, “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon.”)

However, District Attorney Ernest R. Lee is a modest and humble man singularly devoted to Rule of Law rather than egomaniacal facetime in the national media. Thus, he chose to take the high road. In an interview, Lee told me, “Race, gender, socio-economic status — these are not factors in this case nor should they be. What mattered was gaining a clear understanding of the facts in this case and applying the law.”

Since you’ve likely heard nothing about this case, allow me to enlighten you.

In the early morning hours of Sunday, 15 April, two thugs burglarizing neighborhood cars decided to burglarize a house. Unknown to the perpetrators, the house is owned by a Marine from neighboring Camp Lejeune.

According to the official investigative finding of the Jacksonville Police Department, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the District Attorney, the Marine, who will remain unnamed, returned to his house with another Marine and a civilian friend, around 0140 Sunday after attending a birthday party and then patronizing a local club.

Upon entering his home, the Marine noted that things were not in order. As he walked toward the back of his house, Maurice Skinner, 33, stepped out and hit the Marine in the face with the butt of a Mossberg shotgun belonging to the Marine. Skinner and Diego Everette, also 33, had forced entry through the back of the house and had discovered the shotgun under a bed.

Skinner ordered the Marine and his two friends onto the floor and demanded their wallets and cell phones. Everette and Skinner told the men they would kill them if they caused any problems, but reassuringly noted that they would not shoot the Marine who was a father.

Skinner demanded duct tape and rope with which to bind the three victims.

At one point, as Skinner looked away, the Marine resident reached for the shotgun and a struggle ensued. Everette entered the room and joined the brawl, hitting the Marine and his civilian guest with a crowbar. Skinner broke loose and pointed the shotgun at the Marine saying, “You are going to die now,” and squeezed the trigger. However, while the Marine resident kept the gun loaded, as a safety practice he didn’t keep a round chambered. Thus, the gun did not discharge, leaving Skinner perplexed.

The Marine resident then kicked Skinner and freed the shotgun from the assailant’s hands. The Marine retrieved the firearm, chambered a first round, shot Skinner and then shot Skinner again. He then moved to the other side of the room where Everette and the other Marine struggled. The Marine resident shot Everette once and then shot Everette again.

The Marine guest dialed 911 and Jacksonville police officers arrived on the scene minutes later to find perp Skinner and perp Everette deceased. The Marine, his Marine guest and the civilian all had injuries and their clothing was bloodied.

According to District Attorney Lee, “Both Everette and Skinner [had] criminal histories.” Everette had numerous assault charges, but Skinner had the most serious charges including a previous felony conviction for assault. Both had served time in prison. Lee noted that neither of the Marines, nor their civilian guest, had previous criminal convictions.

Lee concluded, “Based upon my review of the facts of this case, the occupants of the residence were justified in using deadly force against both Everette and Skinner because the actions of Everette and Skinner caused the occupants to reasonably believe it necessary to use deadly force to protect their lives. The evidence shows that the occupants of the residence held a reasonable fear of imminent death or serious bodily harm to themselves and others and that both Everette and Skinner had unlawfully and forcefully entered the residence of the occupants. … Furthermore, the general rules of self-defense and defense of others in North Carolina allow for the use of deadly force when the individual actually, or honestly, believed in the need to defend him or others from death or great bodily injury and the individual’s belief is reasonable in light of the circumstances as they appeared to him at the time.”

If those criteria sound familiar, it’s because they are the basis for the so-called “stand your ground” laws in many states, including Florida, where evidence suggests that George Zimmerman, despite having been all but convicted by Obama, other race hustlers and the Leftmedia, may well be found to have justifiably protected himself by shooting Trayvon Martin. (If Zimmerman is not found “guilty,” prepare for some inner-city turmoil.)

The editor of the Jacksonville Daily News concluded, “The innocent families of the two men who died, and their children in particular (of which Lee says there are nine between the two), must face the unfortunate consequences of the actions of these two men. They have been left to mourn the loss of their loved ones. The community should recognize that they, as much as anyone, are also victims. When individuals choose to break the law, they leave others behind to grieve their actions.”

I certainly don’t mean to spit on the graves of these two thugs, who will no longer pose a threat to anyone, but those occasions when the good guys win are worth noting. It is no small irony that this incident occurred on April 15, Tax Day. Perhaps Everette and Skinner thought they weren’t getting enough of the graft from what Obama calls “redistributive justice” and were motivated by his “fairness doctrine” to redistribute wealth from another’s home to their own.

Unfortunately for them, Skinner and Everette chose the residence of a gun owner, and moreover, a United States Marine. A clue to avoid this house might have been the word “Avengers” stenciled on the home’s mailbox — but they chose to use the backdoor, not the front. Indeed, life is tough, but it’s even tougher when you’re stupid. Likewise, life is short, but it it’s even shorter when you’re stupid.

The day after this incident, Jacksonville PD Chief Mike Yaniero announced increased patrols in the Marine’s neighborhood in order to thwart future burglaries. However, I suspect that even if there are absolutely no patrols, the crime rate there will now be ZERO. And regarding police patrols and deadly threats, as this incident clearly demonstrates, when seconds count, law enforcement assistance is only minutes away.